Since Habitat for Humanity began working in Bolivia in 1985, we have helped people in the country build or improve their homes in coordination with local authorities, social organizations, the private sector and other strategic allies. Habitat’s programs in Bolivia improve living conditions, productivity and the health of families and individuals. They offer safe, affordable, sustainable, inclusive interventions that are customized to context and needs, reducing inequalities and fostering resilience to disaster and economic crises. 

Habitat for Humanity began operating in Brazil in 1992 and today collaborates with a wide range of partners, including local entrepreneurs, grassroots organizations, social movements, civil society organizations, social enterprises, and national and international organizations. Habitat helps to realize housing as a basic human right in Brazil through home construction and improvements; housing policy advocacy; improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene services; land tenure security; and community capacity building through trainings.   

Habitat for Humanity started working in El Salvador in 1992, partnering with local organizations, the private sector, government agencies and communities to confront the barriers that prevent families from accessing a decent place to call home. Thanks to a multisector and integrated approach, Habitat has enabled communities across the country to enhance their quality of life through adequate housing solutions.Habitat’s inclusive housing programs in El Salvador focus on access to financing, alternatives for building or repairing homes, disaster risk reduction and response, and land tenure security.

Habitat for Humanity began working in Guatemala in 1979 in response to the acute, long-term housing needs created by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck three years earlier. Today Habitat remains committed to partnering with communities in Guatemala and with local and international organizations to improve the lives of vulnerable families by removing the barriers that stand between them and a decent, healthy place to call home. Habitat for Humanity’s integrated, multisector approach in Guatemala places a special focus on water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH; healthy housing; disaster risk reduction and response; housing finance; and housing rights and land tenure security. 

Habitat for Humanity has worked in Honduras since 1989, focusing on the social housing sector. Habitat has partnered with families to build, repair or improve homes and has supplied water, sanitation and hygiene, or WASH, solutions — such as safe water supply systems, latrines, sewage systems and septic tanks — to reduce the spread of waterborne disease.